Davenaunt Early Origins

The surname Davenaunt was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when the held estates in that county.

Davenaunt Spelling Variations

Davenaunt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Davenant, Devanant, Davenaunt, Devonaunt, Davenont, Devonont, Davenon, Devenon, D'Avenant and many more.

Davenaunt Early History

Davenaunt Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Davenaunt research. Another 339 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1600, 1137, 1432, 1398, 1541, 1542, 1455, 1487, 1643, 1596, 1606, 1668, 1656, 1714 and 1685 are included under the topic Early Davenaunt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Davenaunt Early Notables (pre 1700)

Davenaunt Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Davenaunt Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.

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The Davenaunt Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Davenaunt Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.